Running an online magazine is a perfect venue for content-rich pages. There are plenty of opportunities to hit a wide audience with focused paid advertising, which is the main goal of any publication. But just because you’re a hack designer with a decent domain doesn’t mean you’ll rake in the readers. Designing and running an eZine takes a little more work than cranking out another free-script proxy site. 

Take a look at BrainBucketMagazine.com. Motorcycles, idiot… it’s got nothing to do with flesh-ripping zombies. That’s another name for a half-helmet. Here’s an eZine that provides daily content, reviews, tech tips, and most importantly… babes. When I finally perfect my “What they clicked first” algorithm, most sites will be able to document the fact. Guys will ignore all other content and click on any form of babe or babe-related item first. Plain and simple. If the “Daily Lutheran Ministry and Oatmeal Recipe” website had a link to hot Lutheran mamas posing with bowls of oatmeal? Yeah, their traffic would probably go up.

Motorcycles are a little easier, though. And this site is a good example of how to organize your information. Quick access to the articles. Plenty of fresh content to keep the spiders interested. They’ve even got a link to an accompanying mySpace account to hit up traffic on multiple fronts. Keep it simple and do it like this, and you’ll watch your subscriptions rise. And if you know your audience is looking for it, throw in babes. Everyone. Clicks. On. Babes. It’s an historical fact. That and oatmeal recipes.